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harry reid left everyone home, instead of calling everybody in. i think harry reid wants a government shutdownment i think that is unfortunate. there are millions of americas s who are hurting under obama care, who are losing their jobs -- >> why not have that fight later and in the meantime, not make the americans suffer? >> because this thing is not working. >> wolf, why is it that millions are losing their health care? i think the problem is washington is not listening to the american people let's be clear, i want to commend the house, because they're listening to the american people. and harry reid and obama's position, we won't even talk. >> senator ted cruz, just an hour ago, breaking news on capitol hill continues, a government shutdown growing closer and closer by the minute. yourturn night into day.ng. conquer the globe. stop floods. now she could use a hand, so she can keep living on her own. comfort keepers can help you help her. our professional caregivers are carefully chosen and highly trained to provide a variety of in-home services
harry reid left everyone home, instead of calling everybody in. i think harry reid wants a government shutdownment i think that is unfortunate. there are millions of americas s who are hurting under obama care, who are losing their jobs -- >> why not have that fight later and in the meantime, not make the americans suffer? >> because this thing is not working. >> wolf, why is it that millions are losing their health care? i think the problem is washington is not listening to...
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as you know, senate democrats, harry reid sent you a letter, begging you, essentially, to take, consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. i know you've said you're not negotiating on it. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there, the 14th amendment. but just this morning, one of the house democratic leaderships, jim clyburn, asked you to use the 14th amendment and said, sometimes that's what it takes. he brought up the emancipation proclamation, and he compared the debt ceiling to that. so are you considering a plan "b"? and if not, why not? >> well, chuck, the issue here is whether or not america pays its bills. we are not a deadbeat nation. and so there's a very simple solution to this. congress authorizes us to pay our bills. now, if the house and the senate want to give me the authority, so that they don't have to take these tough votes, if they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, i'm happy to take it. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, had a proposal like that last year. and i'
as you know, senate democrats, harry reid sent you a letter, begging you, essentially, to take, consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. i know you've said you're not negotiating on it. your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there, the 14th amendment. but just this morning, one of the house democratic leaderships, jim clyburn, asked you to use the 14th amendment and said, sometimes that's what it takes. he brought up the emancipation...
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harry reid's getting ready to meet with reporters. history made in washington, d.c. [ male announcer ] when you have sinus pressure and pain, you feel...congested. beat down. crushed. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief. so you feel free. powerful sinus relief. sudafed. open up. >>> senate majority leader harry reid speaking to reporter disease fending his decision to use the so-called nuclear option to change the rules of the games on obama administration nominees. let's listen in. >> this is not a time for celebration. it's a time for being very serious. for too long washington has been in gridlock, gridlock, gridlock. the american people are sick of this. we're sick of it. is it any wonder how people look at congress? so as i said a little while ago, enough is enough. and, new york i'm not here talking about how clean we are and how dirty they are or vice versa, when it comes to what's gone on in the senate floor, there's a lot of blame to go around. but the obstruction we've seen from republicans
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>> there is no reason to believe that harry reid will screw this up. when he has the power back in his hands -- >> and he is found in negotiating these things ever. >> i have been saying that biden disappeared and now we find out reid won't let him in the building. >> he cut a bad deal the first two times around. >> andrew was talking about something two weeks ago. i cannot get it out of my mind. i want to thank our panel. that does it for this edition of "ac360 later." shutdown showdown with jake tapper starts right now. >>> tonight, a cnn special. >> very optimistic. >> i share his optimism. >> >> after two weeks of paralysis. >> there's a deal to be had here. >> there's finally movement. but the clock is still running down. >> if we don't start making real progress in the house and the senate we stand a good chance of defaulting. >> will the house rank and file play ball? don't count on it. >> if there are no systemic changes to the debt i would vote no. >> our guest a republican lawmaker from a swing district. >> jeff denham shut down our governmen
>> there is no reason to believe that harry reid will screw this up. when he has the power back in his hands -- >> and he is found in negotiating these things ever. >> i have been saying that biden disappeared and now we find out reid won't let him in the building. >> he cut a bad deal the first two times around. >> andrew was talking about something two weeks ago. i cannot get it out of my mind. i want to thank our panel. that does it for this edition of...
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but harry reid wants to keep tax on pacemakers. i think that's wrong. and when you ask why don't we go about it that way, that's exactly what we asked for. go to conference if you have your differences. >> but before this. before this whole fight. before this whole fight. >> i guess the point she's trying to make is, if you're interested in truly reforming obama care, then there are other ways to do it. and this doesn't seem like a good faith effort to reform obama care. first you wanted to defund it. then you wanted to starve it in different ways. as opposed to trying to improve it. >> we've tried many different ways. but let's think of what obama care has done, okay? you're thinking that republicans are just doing this. the president has made the case for us. ten times this year he's delayed one portion of obama care. even last week while he was criticizing us for wanting to delay it he was delaying it for small business. >> the one month on the web site. >> exactly. so he has acknowledged it has problems. then the core of the problem is, it's fundame
but harry reid wants to keep tax on pacemakers. i think that's wrong. and when you ask why don't we go about it that way, that's exactly what we asked for. go to conference if you have your differences. >> but before this. before this whole fight. before this whole fight. >> i guess the point she's trying to make is, if you're interested in truly reforming obama care, then there are other ways to do it. and this doesn't seem like a good faith effort to reform obama care. first you...
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it, harry reid sat on that bill for almost 38 hours. had he brought the senate back into session then, we'd have 38 more hours right now to be dealing with. but harry reid didn't do that. he let everybody take the day off. now here we are. harry reid wants a shutdown because he believes it's a political victory for the democrats in 2014. no one's talking about how harry reid and the white house was threatening a government shutdown on july 26th if it the sequester was not rolled back. >> amy kremer, thank you very much indeed. coming next, the bickering and blaming on both sides of the aisle led to the shutdown. how long will it go on for? i'll ask the expert after the break. >> because the republicans are on the floor of the house with a phony procedural vote that is not going anywhere and the government is shut down. in the nation, we know how you feel about your car. so when coverage really counts, count on nationwide insurance. because what's precious to you is precious to us. ♪ love, love is strange just another way we put member
it, harry reid sat on that bill for almost 38 hours. had he brought the senate back into session then, we'd have 38 more hours right now to be dealing with. but harry reid didn't do that. he let everybody take the day off. now here we are. harry reid wants a shutdown because he believes it's a political victory for the democrats in 2014. no one's talking about how harry reid and the white house was threatening a government shutdown on july 26th if it the sequester was not rolled back. >>...
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harry reid says he's confident a senate deal can be reached this week. but the house is working on a counter proposal right now. the plan by reid and the minority leader mitch mcconnell would fund the government through january 15th. budget negotiations would take place by december. it would raise the nation's debt ceiling through february 7th and it could include some minor tweaks to obama care. the house proposal would include much of what's in the senate plan with even bigger changes to obama care. it would for example, suspend the tax on medical devices for two years and remove health care subsidies for the president and members of congress. just a little while ago, oo the house speaker john boehner said he's trying to find a way forward that avoids a government default. >> there are a lot of opinions about what will direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. but we're going to continue to work with our members on both sides of the aisle to try to make sure that there's no issue of default and to get our government r
harry reid says he's confident a senate deal can be reached this week. but the house is working on a counter proposal right now. the plan by reid and the minority leader mitch mcconnell would fund the government through january 15th. budget negotiations would take place by december. it would raise the nation's debt ceiling through february 7th and it could include some minor tweaks to obama care. the house proposal would include much of what's in the senate plan with even bigger changes to...
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i spent an hour in harry reid's office. i reached until my arm aches okay. >> reporter: they are saying. >> they're governed by the newer members of the democratic senators who have never been in a minority who are primarily driving this issue and they succeeded and they will pay a very, very heavy price for it. >> reporter: is this an election year issue, do you think? >> no. i don't think americans understand that very well. but what it will do, it will affect our ability to do business here in the senate. and we will not let it distract from the failure of obama care. >> reporter: senator, some people say that -- >> all right. senator john mccain there. dana bash standing by. very heavy price will be paid. outline for us what that price might be. >> reporter: well, before i tell you that, the nuclear option was just detonated on the senate floor, as we were playing that tape from senator mccain they finalized the vote. it's backwards, counter intuitive the vote 48-52. what that effectively did was say the ruling of the c
i spent an hour in harry reid's office. i reached until my arm aches okay. >> reporter: they are saying. >> they're governed by the newer members of the democratic senators who have never been in a minority who are primarily driving this issue and they succeeded and they will pay a very, very heavy price for it. >> reporter: is this an election year issue, do you think? >> no. i don't think americans understand that very well. but what it will do, it will affect our...
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>> that's surrender. >> your surrender because that will really get obama's attention and harry reid's attention and force them to the table. >> well, those are things they already agreed to congressman. >> i'm just very glad -- i'm just very glad the revolutionaries in 1776 didn't take up your plan because if they thought they would lose and therefore not get into the battle, then we wouldn't be here today. that is a loser's plan. >> so you say shut down the government again, let's do it all again but this time just stick to it? >> if that's what it takes to stand on principle and win, yes. absolutely. >> mark, does that make any sense to you? >> i see it as clawing your way to the bottom. i don't think it makes any sense at all -- >> well, mark -- >> i think we should adopt a different approach. >> yeah. well, mark, i hate to tell you that but may way won for 12 years. we did some pretty amazing things with five margins fighting against really all odds but we won. our way we lose all the time. >> but congressman, it does sound like you're painting what just occurred here as a victory
>> that's surrender. >> your surrender because that will really get obama's attention and harry reid's attention and force them to the table. >> well, those are things they already agreed to congressman. >> i'm just very glad -- i'm just very glad the revolutionaries in 1776 didn't take up your plan because if they thought they would lose and therefore not get into the battle, then we wouldn't be here today. that is a loser's plan. >> so you say shut down the...
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they sat on harry reid's desk. he wouldn't allow a vote. every one of them was a clean bill, so you had a bill to fund the veterans administration -- >> their strategy won. >> it did, but here is why. >> they were successful. they beat you all back. >> the question you asked harry reid about nih funding, if you could save just one kid with cancer, wouldn't you want to do that? and his answer, which was stunning, why would i want to do that? and then he attacked you personally. >> sorry, i'm a big girl, i can take it. >> i have no doubt about that, but do you know why he attacked? because he was vulnerable. the position he was saying was unreasonable. president obama and the democrats' position throughout this was we will not negotiate, we will not compromise, shut it all down. that's not a reasonable position. now, if senate republicans had united and supported house republicans, if we had had 46 senate republicans on television every day, in the media every day making the point, why won't they fund the va? why are they holding our veterans
they sat on harry reid's desk. he wouldn't allow a vote. every one of them was a clean bill, so you had a bill to fund the veterans administration -- >> their strategy won. >> it did, but here is why. >> they were successful. they beat you all back. >> the question you asked harry reid about nih funding, if you could save just one kid with cancer, wouldn't you want to do that? and his answer, which was stunning, why would i want to do that? and then he attacked you...
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all 14 of them are sitting on harry reid's desk. he won't allow the senate to vote. so let me ask you a question, which is if you voted to fund the men and women of the active military, why are democrats blocking funding to v.a.? do our veterans not deserve the same treatment that our active duty military do? >> i'll concede that the active military was a good thing to pay for. >> but not the veterans? >> no matter how many individual hostages you decide to let go, there will still be others. it doesn't change your underlying dynamic, which is to insist on holding hostages during a negotiation. and whether you let the v.a. go, fine, that's great. but then you still have other people who are getting essential services from government and they all continue to suffer. there is no need to create an artificial crisis and to harm all these people in the country if you really want good faith negotiations. if what you want is negotiations with a gun to the president's head to force unpopular choices on the american public, that's a different situation. >> why is it a hostage
all 14 of them are sitting on harry reid's desk. he won't allow the senate to vote. so let me ask you a question, which is if you voted to fund the men and women of the active military, why are democrats blocking funding to v.a.? do our veterans not deserve the same treatment that our active duty military do? >> i'll concede that the active military was a good thing to pay for. >> but not the veterans? >> no matter how many individual hostages you decide to let go, there will...
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harry reid said absolutely not. they voted it down and it went away. we won't negotiate. we won't talk. >> talking about the real budget. there was a chance for a conference on the real budget. that's how congress is really supposed to work. [ overlapping speakers ] >> the house passed the budget and the senate passed a budget. >> in the divided government we've all seen the past two years, there is zero chance these people are working together. let's be realistic here on a budget. they wouldn't even go to conference on the budget. >> speaking of working let me ask you guys a question in the minute that we have left. should these congresspeople get paid in the middle of all this? you. >> probably not. i mean, i think we tend to focus on that sort of thing. and whether it's six weeks of pay it's not going to be a huge disincentive. most members of congress are actually worth over $1 million. i think the optics of that can seem fair but i don't think it's going to be a seismic difference one way or the other. i worry about the hundreds of thousands of federal workers out th
harry reid said absolutely not. they voted it down and it went away. we won't negotiate. we won't talk. >> talking about the real budget. there was a chance for a conference on the real budget. that's how congress is really supposed to work. [ overlapping speakers ] >> the house passed the budget and the senate passed a budget. >> in the divided government we've all seen the past two years, there is zero chance these people are working together. let's be realistic here on a...
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now, let me read you what of harry reid said in his statements. senate democrats said they are willing to debate a wide range of issues including efforts to improve the affordable care act. we continue to be willing to debate this in a calm and rational atmosphere, but the american people will not be extorted by tea party anarchi anarchists. >> i had john boehner's letter here. explain to us really what is behind this new plan. they want to delay the health care for one year, right? and other things. >> the idea is this, john boehner had to attach something or things to this spending bill in order to make sure that he had the votes within his republican caucus because they wanted to keep fighting. the fact that they didn't get the full defunding of obama care didn't stop them, so they picked these issues because on delaying obama care they say that the president himself has already delayed some things, but on the medical device tax repeal, they specifically picked that, don, because it's something that got very broad democratic support earlier thi
now, let me read you what of harry reid said in his statements. senate democrats said they are willing to debate a wide range of issues including efforts to improve the affordable care act. we continue to be willing to debate this in a calm and rational atmosphere, but the american people will not be extorted by tea party anarchi anarchists. >> i had john boehner's letter here. explain to us really what is behind this new plan. they want to delay the health care for one year, right? and...
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nancy pelosi and harry reid extended the bush tax rates. what we set out to do was change the national conversation. we keep increasing the debt. >> and you helped it. >> no, we did. >> by refusing to do a deal now because every year that goes by it gets worse. by refusing to do a deal and giving something -- anything to the democrats, they are making the debt crisis worse. and the debt crisis began under ronald reagan and exploded under bush and the recession that he bequeathed us. >> and you sound a tea partier. >> i was a tea party when the rest were supporting bush. you can't now turn around and be more purest than thou about this. >> do you think the shutdown goes away and people just -- >> i think a number of democrats will be saying what ted cruz was saying about how obama care is not ready for primetime and the guys that tried to do something about it are going to reap that political reward for trying to do something. everybody in washington, d.c. is -- understands that this system is dysfunctional. everybody in america is pissed of
nancy pelosi and harry reid extended the bush tax rates. what we set out to do was change the national conversation. we keep increasing the debt. >> and you helped it. >> no, we did. >> by refusing to do a deal now because every year that goes by it gets worse. by refusing to do a deal and giving something -- anything to the democrats, they are making the debt crisis worse. and the debt crisis began under ronald reagan and exploded under bush and the recession that he...
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. >> harry reid has conceded on nothing. he has said he refuses even to talk, he refuses to compromise, he refuses to budge. >> now the government lies in wait for the potential impact of this impasse, also known as a partial government shutdown. >> how dare you? how dare you? how dare you presume a failure? the fact is, the fact is this country is based on people saying they won't do things, and at the end of the day, coming together for compromise. >> of course it is, congressman issa, but to be fair, this congress has compromised so rarely that it's passed fewer than 40 bills in the past ten months, and even so, this wouldn't exactly be the first shutdown ever. >> past government shutdowns have disrupted the economy. this shutdown would, too. a shutdown would be a purely self-inflicted wound. >> but if congress fails to compromise before midnight tonight, about a quarter of government workers, the ones deemed nonessential, will have forced and potentially unpaid time off starting tomorrow. >> and we have liftoff. >> that
. >> harry reid has conceded on nothing. he has said he refuses even to talk, he refuses to compromise, he refuses to budge. >> now the government lies in wait for the potential impact of this impasse, also known as a partial government shutdown. >> how dare you? how dare you? how dare you presume a failure? the fact is, the fact is this country is based on people saying they won't do things, and at the end of the day, coming together for compromise. >> of course it is,...
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but immediate lit white house, and i believe harry reid said no. we're not going to do that. ultimately, i guess, that bargaining technique worked to a degree. but i think if you could explain why no was the default there for the president and harry reid when like i said a lot of liberal commentators said that's not so crazy. >> well, i can't speak for how they arrived at it. but do i know that sometimes you're reacting to one part of an agreement or several parts. the part of the proposal that the house was pushing and i think some senate republicans was the so-called extraordinary measures, that every president should have in place so that when you're getting close to the end of a period of time when the debt ceiling is at risk, or the debt level is at risk, that the treasury department can have those extraordinary measures to go beyond and have maybe even months of time instead of just days or weeks. so the fact that that provision was prominent today i think caused a lot of opposition i think on our side. i would hope that people in both parties would object to that. beca
but immediate lit white house, and i believe harry reid said no. we're not going to do that. ultimately, i guess, that bargaining technique worked to a degree. but i think if you could explain why no was the default there for the president and harry reid when like i said a lot of liberal commentators said that's not so crazy. >> well, i can't speak for how they arrived at it. but do i know that sometimes you're reacting to one part of an agreement or several parts. the part of the...
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they also misunder estimated harry reid. the senate democratic leader has incredibly diverse caucus from a socialist to joe mansion, very, very conservative west virginiaen reid held them together and firm and strong and never blinked and that's why the democrats won this thing and why the republicans fractured. >> rich, was ted cruz being misleading -- >> no, i think he was leading the way he wanted to but i do a lot of work with pickens and he said if you want to make a deal, you have to decide how far you're willing to do and how far you think the other guy is willing to go and if they don't cross, you ain't getting a deal. i think what cruz and the other tea party members, they didn't -- they misunderstood what the president was willing to do. they were never going to get to a deal and should have realized that before they ever got to the table. >> so matt, you're watching obviously this vote that will take place in the house. what is your message to those house republicans who vote yes on this, who vote -- who approve t
they also misunder estimated harry reid. the senate democratic leader has incredibly diverse caucus from a socialist to joe mansion, very, very conservative west virginiaen reid held them together and firm and strong and never blinked and that's why the democrats won this thing and why the republicans fractured. >> rich, was ted cruz being misleading -- >> no, i think he was leading the way he wanted to but i do a lot of work with pickens and he said if you want to make a deal, you...
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president obama and harry reid were already talking about starting immigration reform. how is that even possible? >> right. i just thought one of the most telling moments was we talked about a little bit before which is that the president decided to company out before the house voted. and we were hearing from house republican leadership aides like come on, are you kidding me? you're going to really do this beforehand? they were worried that was going to mess up the vote. now, to be fair, when the president came out he was very conciliatory. >> totally gracious. >> but let me just make my point. my point is that, he was gracious. but even people are not hearing each other. they're not listening to each other. it's the republicans think that he has a political tin ear because of the timing when he comes up, which you can argue that point. >> people saying he's awol. >> when he did come out he was conciliatory. so if that's the position where we're in where they're really not even hearing each other anymore and there is such a trust deficit, how are we going to get things
president obama and harry reid were already talking about starting immigration reform. how is that even possible? >> right. i just thought one of the most telling moments was we talked about a little bit before which is that the president decided to company out before the house voted. and we were hearing from house republican leadership aides like come on, are you kidding me? you're going to really do this beforehand? they were worried that was going to mess up the vote. now, to be fair,...
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nancy pelosi and harry reid extended the bush tax rates. what we set out to do was change the national conversation. we keep increasing the debt. >> and you helped it. >> no, we did. >> by refusing to do a deal now because every year that goes by it gets worse. by refusing to do a deal and giving something -- anything to the democrats, they are making the debt crisis worse. and the debt crisis began under ronald reagan and exploded under bush and the recession that he bequeathed us. >> and you sound a tea partier. >> i was a tea party when the rest were supporting bush. you can't now turn around and be more purest than thou about this. >> do you think the shutdown goes away and people just -- >> i think a number of democrats will be saying what ted cruz was saying about how obama care is not ready for primetime and the guys that tried to do something about it are going to reap that political reward for trying to do something. everybody in washington, d.c. is -- understands that this system is dysfunctional. everybody in america is pissed of
nancy pelosi and harry reid extended the bush tax rates. what we set out to do was change the national conversation. we keep increasing the debt. >> and you helped it. >> no, we did. >> by refusing to do a deal now because every year that goes by it gets worse. by refusing to do a deal and giving something -- anything to the democrats, they are making the debt crisis worse. and the debt crisis began under ronald reagan and exploded under bush and the recession that he...
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harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy this time around. >> a little awkward, indeed. jonathan, good reporting. thanks very much. gloria will stick around. we just heard john boehner, the speaker of the house, will be making a statement reacting to the president within the next half hour. we will of course have live coverage right here on cnn. things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to investing, i just think it's better to work with someone. someone you feel you can really partner with. unfortunately, i've found that some brokerage firms don't always encourage that kind of relationship. that's why i stopped working
harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy this time around. >> a little awkward, indeed....
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. >> the senate majority leader harry reid had this message for the speaker. >> basically what we've been saying is the speaker and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have a simple, simple request. let us pay our bills. >> brianna keilar is at the white house and dana bash is at capitol hill. brianna, first to you. >> reporter: wolf, i'm told by a white house official not to read too much into this. it's congressional outreach. i'm told that this is not a meeting where any sort of specific plan is going to be laid out but right now there's this idea out there that you're hearing about a short-term extension to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling even if just for a small while and i'm not sure if this is so much of a sign of a precursor to a breakthrough as it is sort of commentary on how dug in both sides have been, that the idea that the president has been open to this and house republicans are saying no to it. what we know, wolf, is that all of these politicians are facing a tremendous amount of treasure. you're
. >> the senate majority leader harry reid had this message for the speaker. >> basically what we've been saying is the speaker and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have a simple, simple request. let us pay our bills. >> brianna keilar is at the white house and dana bash is at capitol hill. brianna, first to you. >> reporter: wolf, i'm told by a white house official not to read too much into this. it's congressional...
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listen, obama out golfing, harry reid has been gone for 36 hours. you don't get resolution unless people sit at the table, work together and try to bridge divides in policy and ideology. >> are you going to speak out during ta republican meeting that's about to begin? what you say to your fellow republicans? >> listen, i think many of us want to keep the fight going on obama care. as i look back to my home district, my constituents don't have big lobbyists in washington, d.c. all they have is me. i keep getting phone calls yesterday, today, about the pains obama care for many of them. a lot of them are losing jobs. these are middle class to lower income earners who are going from full time to part time jobs. they're looking at health care premiums that haven't going down. those premiums are going up. they want me to fight this fight. but they also want meet to keep the government open. so again, we're going to have a dialogue internally how we can find the sweet spot where we can get the president to come to the table and hopefully keep the governme
listen, obama out golfing, harry reid has been gone for 36 hours. you don't get resolution unless people sit at the table, work together and try to bridge divides in policy and ideology. >> are you going to speak out during ta republican meeting that's about to begin? what you say to your fellow republicans? >> listen, i think many of us want to keep the fight going on obama care. as i look back to my home district, my constituents don't have big lobbyists in washington, d.c. all...
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you know, the story of the last two years is that, you know, john boehner, harry reid, barack obama and so on always find some way to pull a deal out of the fire. so it would be silly to bet against that. but i do agree with charles. it's harder in this case to see -- i think you can draw it up on paper, but it's harder to see where the parties come together. i think the reasonable thing to do would be to say let's cut the amount of spending that we're going to cut in half, and let's just agree on, say, doing a little means testing to medicare, which the white house and republicans are both in favor of. and let's not get so focused on absolute dollar figures. but i'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. >> well, the clock's ticking. we'll follow it. gloria, appreciate it. charles and ross as well. >>> up next, the desperate search for family lost at sea off the coast of san francisco. and later, a murder trial that is making the casey anthony saga look, well, boring. it's got x-rated evidence, too many lies to count, plus a defendant, well, who won a singing contest from prison. the
you know, the story of the last two years is that, you know, john boehner, harry reid, barack obama and so on always find some way to pull a deal out of the fire. so it would be silly to bet against that. but i do agree with charles. it's harder in this case to see -- i think you can draw it up on paper, but it's harder to see where the parties come together. i think the reasonable thing to do would be to say let's cut the amount of spending that we're going to cut in half, and let's just agree...
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so, democratic leader harry reid has said that any bill that would change obama care absolutely unacceptable at this point. we have complete team coverage for you, of course, every angle of this shutdown struggle. chief congressional correspondent dana bash is locked down on capitol hill. she's going to be there for the duration. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta at the white house for us and our chief political analyst none other than gloria borger also in washington. we have got you covered here on cnn. dana, we'll get right to you first. do you have any clues, any idea, on exactly when this vote might happen? >> reporter: in the house, we expect it to happen early e evening. we don't have an exact time yet. it's just a matter of waiting for the time and waiting for the legislation to actually be written and filed. house republican leaders insist that they're going to comfortably have the votes to pass what they're doing, but we just learned, i just learned from a democratic source i spoke to in the senate, that harry reid, the majority leader, has no plans to bring the senat
so, democratic leader harry reid has said that any bill that would change obama care absolutely unacceptable at this point. we have complete team coverage for you, of course, every angle of this shutdown struggle. chief congressional correspondent dana bash is locked down on capitol hill. she's going to be there for the duration. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta at the white house for us and our chief political analyst none other than gloria borger also in washington. we have got...
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reid and the democrats, against what the house of representatives has just passed, you could be potentially in big, big trouble. so the pressure is clearly going to mount and eric cantor, the majority leader in the house of representatives, clearly signaled that. let's see what happens in the senate in the coming days. it was also interesting when they -- when he spoke about the bipartisan, when the republican spoke about the bipartisan nature of this vote. >> two democrats voted with the gop and one gop voted with the dems. >> it was basically strictly along party lines. not very many -- it wasn't exactly an aspect of bipartisanship. gloria's right, when it comes up for a vote next weekend, let's say, after the senate presumably goes ahead and strips the defunding of obama care, what's going to happen? will there be enough republicans in the house of representatives who will vote for a continuing resolution to keep the government funded and not mandate that obama care continue to be defunded as it has been in the house of representatives today. that's going to be a tough vote for a lot of
reid and the democrats, against what the house of representatives has just passed, you could be potentially in big, big trouble. so the pressure is clearly going to mount and eric cantor, the majority leader in the house of representatives, clearly signaled that. let's see what happens in the senate in the coming days. it was also interesting when they -- when he spoke about the bipartisan, when the republican spoke about the bipartisan nature of this vote. >> two democrats voted with the...
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as harry reid and the democrats and the senate have proposed. number three, we have been trying to sit down to negotiation on budget issues since last march. we also welcome that opportunity for a republican -- if republicans want to do that. >> two conditions i heard -- as you say nothing in writing yet, we heard the press conference from the republican leadership in the house, but dana bash, chief congressional correspondent is saying, one of the conditions for a six-week extension until november 22nd of the debt ceiling the department of the treasury, secretary of the treasury, would have to promise or commit that there wow be no, quote, extraordinary measures that would be taken after november 22nd, to play around with the debt, if you will. does that sound acceptable to you, as ranking member of the budget committee? >> well, wolf, i really have to talk to the secretary of the treasury to determine exactly what impact that would have in terms of our obligations and our ability to pay. so again, that would be one thing that we would want to
as harry reid and the democrats and the senate have proposed. number three, we have been trying to sit down to negotiation on budget issues since last march. we also welcome that opportunity for a republican -- if republicans want to do that. >> two conditions i heard -- as you say nothing in writing yet, we heard the press conference from the republican leadership in the house, but dana bash, chief congressional correspondent is saying, one of the conditions for a six-week extension...
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is it conceivable that harry reid would not allow that to come up for an up or down vote in the senate? >> he has been holding his cards close to the vest. lots of reasons. mostly because things are fluid. he doesn't know where things are going to be with the broader talks. it is conceivable he could hold it while -- in order to force the hand of negotiators to reopen the government. he has said, in fact, you know, many people think he's been a big driver of this whole negotiation strategy. he could slow walk it a little bit. the other issue, by the way, is that you're probably going to need 60 votes on anything and it's unclear if this would have 60 votes or, more importantly, if the bill to reopen the government would have 60 votes. the other thinking right now is that perhaps if the senate got a debt ceiling extension, then they could try to add a bill to reopen the government. unclear of what that would look like. as we've been talking about, reporting, gloria and others, susan collins, on how to work out a bill that they could try to attach there. >> do we have any indications fro
is it conceivable that harry reid would not allow that to come up for an up or down vote in the senate? >> he has been holding his cards close to the vest. lots of reasons. mostly because things are fluid. he doesn't know where things are going to be with the broader talks. it is conceivable he could hold it while -- in order to force the hand of negotiators to reopen the government. he has said, in fact, you know, many people think he's been a big driver of this whole negotiation...
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harry reid's working with the white house. the house as i understand it keeps passing budgets, sending them to the senate and they die. so i don't know what he's talking about. we need to have a budgets every year, okay, tell your friend harry to get a budget. you do control the senate. you do control the white house. there are still some democrats left in the house. there is some french republicans left in the house to go along with you. >> i wanted to ask, what exactly is a french republican? >> a french republican is a republican who beats up on conservatives and is constantly praising the democrats and contributing to the massive spending in this country while they go home and pretend otherwise. >> okay. why french? >> i could have said worse. i could have said worse, but french seemed fine to me. >> let me ask you a question about not so much the government shutdown which might happen come midnight monday, as monday becomes tuesday, but -- >> can i ask you something? >> sure. of course. >> what happens when the government
harry reid's working with the white house. the house as i understand it keeps passing budgets, sending them to the senate and they die. so i don't know what he's talking about. we need to have a budgets every year, okay, tell your friend harry to get a budget. you do control the senate. you do control the white house. there are still some democrats left in the house. there is some french republicans left in the house to go along with you. >> i wanted to ask, what exactly is a french...
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remember the exchange that harry reid and i had last week about nih? they're not taking up that bill. so they understand the politics of this. they understand the slippery slope, but they also understand if the pentagon can't find a way to do it without the senate legislator, they're going to have to do it, but i think it's pretty clear that democrats and republicans realize that this is something that is unsustainable, that they have to help these families. >> dana bash, thank you so much in washington. and we promise we would show you the moment one of these soldiers returned home today. his name, private first class cody patterson. just 24 years old. from oregon. killed on his second tour of duty in afghanistan. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you need. and that means growth, lots of cargo going all around the globe. cars and parts, fuel and steel, peas and rice, hey that's nice!
remember the exchange that harry reid and i had last week about nih? they're not taking up that bill. so they understand the politics of this. they understand the slippery slope, but they also understand if the pentagon can't find a way to do it without the senate legislator, they're going to have to do it, but i think it's pretty clear that democrats and republicans realize that this is something that is unsustainable, that they have to help these families. >> dana bash, thank you so...
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can you vote for this compromise that harry reid and mitch mcconnell have put together? >> i'm still looking forward to the opportunity to go through it. i heard a lot of the outline and framework. shockingly enough, there are occasionally times where a senate proposal comes over with a couple nonjermaine items with it, so i want to get a chance to look at it, and we're looking forward to the conference at 3:00. >> assuming it is as has been described. >> i still have to look at it. it shouldn't be long. it should be straight-forward, but i want a chance to look at it to know where we're going from there. >> the meeting is happening at 3:00 today. can you take us behind closed doors and explain what is happening on your side of things? >> folks will get a copy of it, start looking through it. we'll meet at 3:00, talk through the parameters, talk through what's happening on the senate side in the schedule, the speaker will outline, here's what the deal is, here's what it is all about. majority leader cantor will step up, explain where things are, and we'll have interactio
can you vote for this compromise that harry reid and mitch mcconnell have put together? >> i'm still looking forward to the opportunity to go through it. i heard a lot of the outline and framework. shockingly enough, there are occasionally times where a senate proposal comes over with a couple nonjermaine items with it, so i want to get a chance to look at it, and we're looking forward to the conference at 3:00. >> assuming it is as has been described. >> i still have to look...
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. >> it was harry reid's turn and he took a quick shot at senator cruz. >> it's unfortunate that so much time is now spent wasting, not accomplishing anything. that's what this has been about is wasting time. the american people know, they've been called upon by the senator, the junior senator from texas, they've been called upon time and time again. the american people. the american people. alltel you something, mr. president. the american people know that every hour that he has spoken or speaks, pushes another hour closer to a republican government shutdown. >> obama care is just as bad as many of us said it would be. and it's about to get a lot worse. this train is picking up speed and there's a bridge out ahead. sort of like one of those wily coyote cartoons, except this isn't funny. >> for almost a whole day, the senate stage was all ted cruz's. we're only five days away now from a government shutdown. if a deal doesn't get done. the action stays in the senate at least for you. we're covering all angles. brianna keilar is standing by as is gloria borger. let's start with dana bash.
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senate majority leader harry reid decided to drop the proposal to keep republicans from blocking it. >> i'm not going to try to put something on the floor that won't succeed. i want something that will succeed. i think the worst of all would be to bring something to the floor and it dies there. >> of course the nra is fighting against tougher gun control. and contributions to the group's political action committee are surging now. the nra raised almost $1.6 million in february. and in january it raked in $1.1 million. vice president biden teamed up with new york mayor michael bloomberg today to push for new gun control laws. biden made an emotional appeal for action. >> for all those who say we shouldn't or couldn't ban high capacity magazines, i just ask them one question, think about newtown. think about newtown. think about how many of these children or teachers may be alive today had he had to reload three times as many times as he did. think about what happened out in where gabby giffords, my good friend, was shot and wounded. think about when that young man had to try to change
senate majority leader harry reid decided to drop the proposal to keep republicans from blocking it. >> i'm not going to try to put something on the floor that won't succeed. i want something that will succeed. i think the worst of all would be to bring something to the floor and it dies there. >> of course the nra is fighting against tougher gun control. and contributions to the group's political action committee are surging now. the nra raised almost $1.6 million in february. and...
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he told it to the senate democratic leaders, then harry reid went into the senate democratic caucus and proceeded to tell 55 or whatever democrats the story, then dick durbin posted it on his facebook page, then the white house denied that it ever happened. >> i know. this is high school. these people are in the middle of a huge fight. the president had to meet with the democrats and the republicans separately. this is during the shutdown. so then after he met with the republicans, somebody in that meeting passes along a comment that was not said, now, we believe, and someone posted it on his facebook page. he happens to be a ranking democrat in the senate. it's kind of crazy but it just shows you how these guys don't trust each other and they don't like each other, and they don't talk to each other. >> congressman davis, you said something very interesting when we were discussing this earlier. who knows what happens, it doesn't sound like something you know, congressman sessions -- >> it doesn't sound like anything he would say to the president. >> you say even if it had happened, it's
he told it to the senate democratic leaders, then harry reid went into the senate democratic caucus and proceeded to tell 55 or whatever democrats the story, then dick durbin posted it on his facebook page, then the white house denied that it ever happened. >> i know. this is high school. these people are in the middle of a huge fight. the president had to meet with the democrats and the republicans separately. this is during the shutdown. so then after he met with the republicans,...
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mitch mcconnell not only voted yes, he put the deal together with harry reid, running for re-election. there's a tea party candidate who is challenging him. how does this play out in kentucky? >> not only that, wolf, there's the fishy presence of $2.2 billion going to kentucky in pork in this deal. add that on and it looks pretty bad for mitch mcconnell. here is the thing. this is the divide within the republican party. it somehow continues to be overlooked. this divide had very little to do with ideology. this ideology had very little to do with goals. it was only ever about strategy. in a few moments, president obama will come out at that podium. i anticipate while there's talks that he may offer some kind of olive branch to republican, we'll hear a delegitimization. changes to obama care that would offset, also having a negative impact on the economy. the divide was, can you really accomplish that goal? can you strategically accomplish that goal? the tactic isn't illegitimate. the system was built to protect minority interest. funding power. vetoes. but can it accomplish your goal?
mitch mcconnell not only voted yes, he put the deal together with harry reid, running for re-election. there's a tea party candidate who is challenging him. how does this play out in kentucky? >> not only that, wolf, there's the fishy presence of $2.2 billion going to kentucky in pork in this deal. add that on and it looks pretty bad for mitch mcconnell. here is the thing. this is the divide within the republican party. it somehow continues to be overlooked. this divide had very little to...
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. >> but let's assume though that harry reid and the democrats who have the majority in the senate reject what the house has done. what you do then? >> i don't know think we can presume what the senate will or will not do. it's most important to note that the house has done its job. just because the senate hasn't been doing its job doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing our job. and you know, we just spent several weeks home in our districts. members all across this country heard stories from individuals, from families how the president's law is making it worst. is making it harder on them to afford premiums. people are panicked how they're going to afford premiums. i talked with seniors seeing it -- medicare increases. they want ca find a doctor. i represent counties where you might have an insurance card but then the local hospital or doctor won't take that insurance card. the health care system, lots of questions. so it is clear that the american people would like to see this law defunded, delayed, they see it as being unworkable. and the senate needs to have that debate. >> you know, he w
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and this morning, john boehner, harry reid, nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell agreed that this is the right thing to do for our democracy. a country faces few decisions as grave as using military force, even when that force is limited. i respect the views of those who call for caution, particularly as our country emerges from a time of war that i was elected in part to end. but if we really do want to turn away from taking appropriate action in the face of such an unspeakable outrage, then we must acknowledge the costs of doing nothing. here's my question for every member of congress and every member of the global community. what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price? what's the purpose of the international system that we've built if a prohibition on the use of chemical weapons that has been agreed to by the governments of 98% of the world's people and approved overwhelmingly by the congress of the united states is not enforced? make no mistake, this has implications beyond chemical warfare. if we want to enforce accou
and this morning, john boehner, harry reid, nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell agreed that this is the right thing to do for our democracy. a country faces few decisions as grave as using military force, even when that force is limited. i respect the views of those who call for caution, particularly as our country emerges from a time of war that i was elected in part to end. but if we really do want to turn away from taking appropriate action in the face of such an unspeakable outrage, then we...
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. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid tried to move senate votes up to today, but ted cruz objected and fellow rep bob corker came to the floor to chastise him. >> my two colleagues, who i respect, have sent out e-mails around the world and turned this into a show, and that is taking priority over getting legislation back to the house so they can take action. >> why is harry reid going to vote the same way you are proposing to vote? why is every democrat in this chamber going to vote the way you're proposing to vote? >> cruz never directly responded to the allegation that he wants to delay it, because this is all for show, but his spokesman said he simply wants to have these votes in the light of day. wolf, he got his wish. we now know a series of critical votes will happen at 12:30 tomorrow. then after those are passed, we expect this to go to the house and of course the government shutdown hot potato will be in their lap with just 2 1/2 days to go to the deadline. >> midnight monday night. thanks very much, dana bash. >>> he called senator cruz of texas a fraud. now peter
. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid tried to move senate votes up to today, but ted cruz objected and fellow rep bob corker came to the floor to chastise him. >> my two colleagues, who i respect, have sent out e-mails around the world and turned this into a show, and that is taking priority over getting legislation back to the house so they can take action. >> why is harry reid going to vote the same way you are proposing to vote? why is every democrat in this...
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john, the democratic leadership in the senate, harry reid, jim clyburn, he just invoked the 14th amendment, forget about congress, and raise the nation's debt ceiling. >> the president very clearly said this was up to congress. from everything he said in that news conference, it's clear he does not want to do that, and at least as of now, his public position is he's not going to do that. if the united states government has to shut down, he is going to blame the congress. it is clear he believes he has the high ground here. to ali's point about the bigger consequences, this is a president who at the end of his first term has to think about his second term and about his legacy. clearly, confrontation on his nomination for defense secretary. so if the president has to start wondering about, what is my window to get things done? you can say they're not connected, yet they're all connected. the mood the washington, the spirit in washington, the willingness to get things done in washington, the trust deficit the biggest deficit in washington, between he and republicans. so he thinks the ball is
john, the democratic leadership in the senate, harry reid, jim clyburn, he just invoked the 14th amendment, forget about congress, and raise the nation's debt ceiling. >> the president very clearly said this was up to congress. from everything he said in that news conference, it's clear he does not want to do that, and at least as of now, his public position is he's not going to do that. if the united states government has to shut down, he is going to blame the congress. it is clear he...
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the senate majority leader harry reid was going to set things up for a wednesday procedural vote on authorizing military force. he's decided to delay that, and the specific reason i'm told by a senior democratic source is because of these developing in russia. they don't want senators to be locked in to have to vote. they want to give things more time, i'm told, to have things percolate. very interesting that they are delaying this. >> are they upbeat, a bit more encouraged maybe there would be a peaceful diplomatic way out of the this current crisis as a result of this initiative? >> reporter: i don't know if they are upbeat or encouraged, but definitely hopeful. i just had a member pull me aside coming out of a private briefing, who said that he's getting a lot of questions about what's going on with russia, and a lot of members very clearly are really hoping, every finger and toe crossed, that this is a way out. also for members of congress 206 to deal with this as well itches a lot more on this story. remember, what the president just tole me, he said he actually discussed this idea with pu
the senate majority leader harry reid was going to set things up for a wednesday procedural vote on authorizing military force. he's decided to delay that, and the specific reason i'm told by a senior democratic source is because of these developing in russia. they don't want senators to be locked in to have to vote. they want to give things more time, i'm told, to have things percolate. very interesting that they are delaying this. >> are they upbeat, a bit more encouraged maybe there...
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i spent an hour in harry reid's office. i reached until my arm aches. okay? >> and they're saying -- >> they're governed by these hard over newer members of the democratic senators who have never been in a minority, who are primarily driving this issue. and they succeeded, and they will pay a very, very heavy price for it. >> senator, you are one of those newer members. i presume you wouldn't say senator mccain is wrong, correct me, but if that's the case, tell me why? >> i have very, very sincere and immense respect for john mccain for his service in the senate, to the nation in the military, but the agreements that have been forged in the past, in 2005, for example, simply haven't worked. that agreement was that there would not be a filibuster for the judicial nominees, except in, quote, exceptional circumstances,ent kwoedz. that agreement is in tatters. so is the one more recently concluded that avoided this so-called nuclear choice. i think we need to move in this direction so we can fulfill our constitutional duty to have up or down votes. remember, clot
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president obama and harry reid have been talking about a government shutdown over the sequester. no one's even talking about the keystone pipeline that's part of this that the president has not approved for how many years now -- >> so, gloria, does amy have a point? >> well, look, i think what we need to talk about is the political back story here, and the political back story here and the reason republicans are fighting each other is that a lot of republicans in the house went home during the recess and they got pounded by lots of outside groups, some of them tea party affiliated, some not, saying you've got to kill obama care, okay. they got pounded at their town halls, they got pounded on these ads. these are republicans who came back to the house, said to their speaker we've got to have this vote because we're taking a lot of heat for it back home. so they go to the speaker, they say to him you're not going to get our votes, we heard our constituents, we have seen these ads, they're raising a lot of money against us, they're afraid of getting primaried by more conservative me
president obama and harry reid have been talking about a government shutdown over the sequester. no one's even talking about the keystone pipeline that's part of this that the president has not approved for how many years now -- >> so, gloria, does amy have a point? >> well, look, i think what we need to talk about is the political back story here, and the political back story here and the reason republicans are fighting each other is that a lot of republicans in the house went home...
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in the meantime, the democratic leader, harry reid, did schedule a vote, which will take place on thursday. this is a vote just to bring up any kind of gun legislation. just to bring it up. our impression, ted barrett, and diedra walsh, it looks like it is likely that he'll get the 06 votes, but definitely not a sure thing. we don't actually have them counted right now. by then, the hope is from their perspective, they get it or a compromise that would make 60 votes moot. >> you have to vote just to debate. and then it can continue on potentially for a real -- >> in this case because there was a filibuster you were talking about, yes. >> you spent some time, dana bash, with two of the leading proponents of gun legislation. tell me about that conversation. >> it was really fascinating. i spent two days late last week with gabby giffords, the former congresswoman, and her husband, mark kelly. she, of course, had to leave, resign her seat because of her injuries after she was shot while doing her job. she has -- they both have become pretty big advocates for curbing -- putting in place new gu
in the meantime, the democratic leader, harry reid, did schedule a vote, which will take place on thursday. this is a vote just to bring up any kind of gun legislation. just to bring it up. our impression, ted barrett, and diedra walsh, it looks like it is likely that he'll get the 06 votes, but definitely not a sure thing. we don't actually have them counted right now. by then, the hope is from their perspective, they get it or a compromise that would make 60 votes moot. >> you have to...
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let harry reid lead and see what they can do. i think the president will have a lot fewer followers than he thinks. >> harry reid is as able senate leader. i love seeing him lead. it's interesting that ari is counseling at least on tv counseling republicans not to lead. look, that's easy for the republicans. they used to say -- ari and i are both baseball fans. the house controlled by the republicans are where good ideas go to die and that's apparently what speaker boehner is being advised to do now. i think it's a terrible mistake. he could come and make deals and meet the president halfway but it looks like i think they are going to go back to their constructionism. that's not a good strategy. >> all right. we'll all stand by to hear what the speaker actually has to say. we're looking at live pictures from where that news conference will start momentarily. thanks to both of you. we'll also get a different perspective when we come back. i'm going to speak with the former speaker of the house, the former republican presidential c
let harry reid lead and see what they can do. i think the president will have a lot fewer followers than he thinks. >> harry reid is as able senate leader. i love seeing him lead. it's interesting that ari is counseling at least on tv counseling republicans not to lead. look, that's easy for the republicans. they used to say -- ari and i are both baseball fans. the house controlled by the republicans are where good ideas go to die and that's apparently what speaker boehner is being...
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with regard to republicans and democrats here in congress, harry reid said just about an hour ago he's had no conversation with john boehner and the house. there's not any talking going on. the truth is everybody knows what their positions are. senate democrats have made that clear in public. house republicans, as i said before, they don't know what their position is because they're trying to sort of negotiation with their own caucus first. i think that might be a big reason why things are frozen right now. >> so we're standing by momentarily, the president will be walking into the briefing room. we're told now he will make a statement, presumably a statement not only a potential government shutdown but a statement also on the united nations security counsel, which is scheduled to reconvene at 8:00 p.m. eastern later tonight. here's the president. >> good afternoon, everybody. before i discuss the situation in congress, let me say a few things about two important opportunities in our foreign policy. just now, i spoke on the phone with president rouhani of the islamic republic of iran.
with regard to republicans and democrats here in congress, harry reid said just about an hour ago he's had no conversation with john boehner and the house. there's not any talking going on. the truth is everybody knows what their positions are. senate democrats have made that clear in public. house republicans, as i said before, they don't know what their position is because they're trying to sort of negotiation with their own caucus first. i think that might be a big reason why things are...
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they were mad because they were kind of cut out, including at certain points, harry reid, the leader of the democrats. the president said to joe biden get this deal done, and so he did. he's being heralded as a hero by some, but by others who think there weren't enough promises made on the budget cuts in it, they're saying that he punted. >> here comes the next batch of senators to be sworn in for this term, for this 113th congress. similar ceremonies are going to take place on the house side as well. the 112th congress is now history. not a whole lot of legislation passed the house and senate and went to the president's desk for his signature. there's a lot of people saying, maybe the 113th congress will be more productive than the 112th congress was, not necessarily a high hurdle to pass. let's listen to the vice president. >> supported to defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic. that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. you take it without purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of
they were mad because they were kind of cut out, including at certain points, harry reid, the leader of the democrats. the president said to joe biden get this deal done, and so he did. he's being heralded as a hero by some, but by others who think there weren't enough promises made on the budget cuts in it, they're saying that he punted. >> here comes the next batch of senators to be sworn in for this term, for this 113th congress. similar ceremonies are going to take place on the house...
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in fact, harry reid, the senate majority leader who sets the schedule, is already saying that the last thing they're going to do before leaving for the year is set a vote for early next year, meaning early january, to take up this idea of extending those long-term unemployment benefits. so, yes, they will. >> okay. >> that is one of many issues that democrats have. obviousl of course, on the republican side, they have military pension issue, which is something i've heard that they are going to try to replenish or restore when they come back as well. >> okay. backing up, we talked about this last week, this budget deal passed the house last week. we had the procedural vote this morning on the senate side. congress actually managing it sounds like to get a little something done. so a little applause for that. but not a whole lot else, right? big picture. >> big picture, absolutely. you know, obviously people like to talk about the do nothing congress. i have to quote our house producer who called this the do something small congress. but when you look at the actual numbers, and i can put
in fact, harry reid, the senate majority leader who sets the schedule, is already saying that the last thing they're going to do before leaving for the year is set a vote for early next year, meaning early january, to take up this idea of extending those long-term unemployment benefits. so, yes, they will. >> okay. >> that is one of many issues that democrats have. obviousl of course, on the republican side, they have military pension issue, which is something i've heard that they...
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. >> the bottom line is that harry reid is concerned about asking democratic members, especially in red states to walk the plank on a sensitive issue like this. >> reporter: that's exactly it. a lot of people look at harry read and know that he is from a pro gun state. he's in nevada. he's a gun owner himself. but it's not necessarily about his politics or personal advocacy for guns. it the political reality that never mind the republicans, democrats, a lot of democrats who are in vulnerable, political situations right now may not want to do anything until, unless they think it can actually get to the president for a signature. >> dana bash at the capitol, thanks so much for that. >>> a spokesman for the national rifle association tells cnn there's been an unprecedented spike in membership. about 250,000 new members have signed up. for more on the challenge president obama faces on pushing comprehensive gun reforms through the congress, i'm joined by chief political analyst gloria borger. when you look at this in a nutshell, the question arises early what is better to sort of put a comp
. >> the bottom line is that harry reid is concerned about asking democratic members, especially in red states to walk the plank on a sensitive issue like this. >> reporter: that's exactly it. a lot of people look at harry read and know that he is from a pro gun state. he's in nevada. he's a gun owner himself. but it's not necessarily about his politics or personal advocacy for guns. it the political reality that never mind the republicans, democrats, a lot of democrats who are in...
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the president can sit down with harry reid tonight and work with senate democrats who have the majority in the senate to move a bill. it's time for them to act. i've made this clear for months now. and yet we've seen nothing. >> now, he wants them, senator, to move legislation that passed in the last congress. the last congress is irrelevant right now. you need new legislation in order to pass a bill. >> wolf, what's not irrelevant is last congress we had the tax increase. so now it's spending cut time. the president doesn't want to to the spending cut. we had the tax increase -- >> right now, to avert this fiscal crisis we have right now, these forced spending cuts, you need a new bill. you can't use a bill from the old congress. >> the president -- you know what, and i think scott walker, the wisconsin governor, said it, let the president come out and say, here's where we're going to cut $85 billion in spending. the bottom line is the president doesn't want to cut spending. it's $16 trillion in debt. he doesn't want to cut spending. >> he does want to cut spending but he also wants so
the president can sit down with harry reid tonight and work with senate democrats who have the majority in the senate to move a bill. it's time for them to act. i've made this clear for months now. and yet we've seen nothing. >> now, he wants them, senator, to move legislation that passed in the last congress. the last congress is irrelevant right now. you need new legislation in order to pass a bill. >> wolf, what's not irrelevant is last congress we had the tax increase. so now...
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reid in a letter they will filibuster democratic bills that aim to curb gun violence. it's not actually this kind of filibuster -- >> i will not yield. >> reporter: when senator paul recently protested the drone program for 13 hours. it's simply a requirement that 60 senators must vote to begin debating gun legislation. it's standard practice on controversial bills, but it makes them the faces of gop opposition to efforts to curb gun violence even as some democrats have rejected gun control measures. >> i don't think you have to tell the families of those who have lost their children to gun violence that bills like this might be filibustered. i don't think that would be welcome news. >> reporter: the bill likely to be considered by the senate in april would include less partisan measures like tougher laws on gun trafficking and school safety provisions. universal background checks is a stickier issue but americans overwhelmingly back it no matter their political affiliation. senate democrats are banking on that public support as they try to work out a compromise with r
reid in a letter they will filibuster democratic bills that aim to curb gun violence. it's not actually this kind of filibuster -- >> i will not yield. >> reporter: when senator paul recently protested the drone program for 13 hours. it's simply a requirement that 60 senators must vote to begin debating gun legislation. it's standard practice on controversial bills, but it makes them the faces of gop opposition to efforts to curb gun violence even as some democrats have rejected gun...
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reid, the majority leader in the senate, has been worried about forcing them to take votes that might be unpopular back home. so we should watch some of those who are up for re-election next year, and see how it plays with them. i don't think there is an element in it that seems more problematic than others. and, again, you have to sort of see what the totality of the bill is going to be, what amendments are allowed to be discussed and voted on and one amendment to get adopted. >> we're just at the beginning stages of what could be concrete legislation. candy crowley, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> now to your money. the dow, let's look at the big board, up 145 points. we are just about 15 minutes away from the closing bell. both the dow jones and s&p 500 hitting new highs today. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. that's candy. there she is. alison kosik. yesterday we saw a great day. today, a great day as well. >> making history again. the dow and the s&p 500 both making history again, rocketing to their highest trading levels now. look at the dow at 14,818. the s&p 5
reid, the majority leader in the senate, has been worried about forcing them to take votes that might be unpopular back home. so we should watch some of those who are up for re-election next year, and see how it plays with them. i don't think there is an element in it that seems more problematic than others. and, again, you have to sort of see what the totality of the bill is going to be, what amendments are allowed to be discussed and voted on and one amendment to get adopted. >> we're...